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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-02
Clerical Intelligence.

The pulpit of the Central Lutheran
church will be filled for the next two
months by Rev. Sidney L. Riser of South
Carolina During the past summer Mr.
Riser, who is a theological graduate OF
great promise, filled the pulpit of Rev. Dr.
Bowman at Charleston, s. G.
The 7. M. e. A. song meeting for men,
last Sunday afternoon, was admirably con-
Quoted by the General Secretary, Mr..
Grillbortzer. The attendance was unu-
sually large and the service exceedingly
interesting.
Rev. DR.. Gardner of the Methodist
church, who has been SO ill; has complete
ly recovered and is out on the streets. He
has been made the subject of wa nm and
general congratulations.
DR.. Mcfarland of the rstPresby
terrain church has returned and will preach
in the lecture room there, Sunday morn
ing. The Sabbath School will also be hello
that morning.
DR.. W. W. Landrum OF Richmond
preached to large congregations at the
Staunton Baptist church Sunday morning
and night, so large that chairs had to be
placed in the aisles His sermons sus-
tanned the high reputation he has in his
own city.
Rev. Samuel Driver of New Hope, was
in town Monday. He is very hopeful OIL
the National Assembly of the Tunker
church meeting at Staunton in 1889, il
Staunton takes the proper steps to wei
come it.
The Chambersburg, (Pa.) "Valley
| Spirit" says at Mt. Zion United Brethren
camp meeting, the sermons of Rev. j. W.
Karicofe, of Neville, Pa, formerly OF
Churchville, Augusta county,) were the
most effective delivered.
Rev. DR.. Dinwiddie, the Presbyterian
/ Evangelist. is conducting series Of meet
| ings at Leesburg, Loudon county.
Rev. G. Mosly Murray, formerly oil
Staunton, late rector of the Episcopal
| church at Port Republic. is now rector OIL
| the church at Rapidan.
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Brevities.

The co partnership of Gooch. Hoge &
Co., wholesale merchants, expired on
Wednesday last by limitation, and Mr..
G. G. Gooch retires. The firm hereafter
will be composed of Charles E. Hoge and
Henry Hutchinson, under the style of
Hoge & Hutchinson. Mr.. Gooch is now
one of the heaviest railroad contractors in
the South and his time is fully occupied
with his contracts.
The suit of Millions admir-. VS.. G. & O.
BY, for damages for the death of Milton.
tried before Judge Mclaughlin at Coving-
ton, Tuesday, resulted in a verdict of
So 600 for the plaintiff. A motion to set
i6 aside was overruled.
Mr.. Geo. Bowers has purchased for
So, 700 the residence of Mr.. Geo. W. Eyler.
who will remove to Waynesboro, Penn.
MI q. A. S. Hamilton who is the
acknowledged head of the Sheep breeders in
Virginia, has just filed an order from
Texas for Southdown yearling buck.
Robert Ayers. of Grant county, W. Va.
who had been working for Mr.. W, B.
Crawford Of this county, was captured in
Tucker county. ". Va, Aug. 25th, with
that gentleman's riding mare which he
bad stolen.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-02
GFeenville Affairs.

ACCIDENT-DEATHS-P SONALs. &C,
Reported for the Staunton vINDIcAroR.l
GREENvILLE, AUG. 31.-Last Thurs
day Mrs. Catharine Smiley, wife of James
F. Smiley, who lives near Middlebrook,
came to our town accompanied by a boy
about Is years old, who unhitched the
horse from the Jersey wagon to feed him.
When he again hitched him up he did not
fasten the harness properly. When they
started the horse sho wed signs of kicking
and Mrs. S. pulled him around to prevent
his running over an embankment when
the shafts broke. They both jumped out
just as the wagon started to upset. Mrs.
Smiley was so unfortunate as to have her
limb broken just above the knee and her
shoulder dislocated. She was taken to
the house of Mr.. Samuel Myers where DR..
Smith, assisted by DR.. Davis, gave her the
necessary surgical attention and at last
accounts the unfortunate lady was getting
along as we'll as could be expected.
Mrs. Rebecca Hesler, wife of Mr.. Geo.
Hesler, died at the residence of her SON
in-law, M. M. Dull, last Saturday, aged
70 years. Her husband who is seyera!
years her senior. is still living. They
have been married over 60 years, she
having been married at the OF II. Rev
G. W. Spiggle of Mt. Tabor church
preached the funeral sermon at Mt. Car
mel from LIST Corinthians, 81 chapter and
9th verse, the text selected by the deceased
for her funeral more than year ago
Mrs. Hesler had been CONSTANT mem.
J Def of the Lutheran church for 81 years
| having connected herself with that church
at the age of IL years. Through long
| and useful life and during her last sick
ness, which lasted for seven months, she
ever showed her faith by her works. The
family, and especially the aged husband
have the sympathy of the entire commu
nifty.
Mr.. N. K. Henderson, of Nicholas
county. W. Va, Is visiting his niece, Mrs
Fl. G. Palmer.
| Misses Lucy Dunlap of Spring Hill and
! Lille Anderson of Staupton. have been
! spending a while with Miss Jessie Mish
The Methodist Sunday School will hold
basket picnic in the grove near town
Friday, Sept. I'd, to which all are cordial
| ly invited. X. Y. z.
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Bicylists.

On the 9th of this month eight members
of the Old Dominion Club of Wheelmen
at Richmond will arrive in Staunton and
start down that splendid road for wheel
men-the Valley pike-for Philadelphia.
They leave in the morning and at Win
chester turn off to Martinsburg, W. Va,
thence passing through Hagerstown,
Gettysburg, York, Lancaster, and thence
to Philadelphia. The distance is 200 miles,
and they calculate to make the trip in five
days. The following are the riders:-
Messrs. W. s. Henning and L. B. Enslow
Star machines; Messrs. Alexander K.
Schaap, W. e. Long, Kirk Mathews, J.
T. Butler, Jr., James II. Bruce, and bud.
ley Walker, Columbia light-roadster ma.
chimes.
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Match Games of Base Ball.

Three match games of base ball took place
at the Fair Ground Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons between the Roa-
noke nine and the Staunton nine. The
following players constituted the teams:
Roanoke-E. G. Ford. Captain; s. Wig
more, Thos. NEWMAN, Irvine Brodie, J.
Is. Hendry, Lynch Gardner, Chas. Harlan
and w. G.. Beck.
Staunton-Buck Irvine. Captain; John
Fretwell, .Chas. Staples, - Telfalr of
Ohio; P. Dolan, Robt. Ayres, Geo Tay-
lor, Tom German and W. J. O'Connell.
The games reeulted in the defeat of the
Stauntons on each day with the score
Monday, Roanokes 10 Stauntons 6; Tues.
day. Roanokes IS Stauntons -; Wednes-
day, Roanokes Is Stauntons 2.
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Koiner's Store Gleanings.
FIRE AT cRIMoRA M1NEs-Doas DYING
HURCH NEWs-PERSONAL-T
WATER MELON CROP.


&C., &C., sc.
Reported for the Staunton VINDIcAToR.
KOINER's STORE, Aug. 29.-There wal
quite fire at the Crimora Manganese
Mines some days since. The loss vii
reach several Thousand dollars part of i
covered by insurance. The fire il
thought to have originated by the explo
sion of gasoline lamp. Everything hal
been put in shape and work has beer
J resumed.
I There seems to be an epidemic among
| the canine tribe in this community. as
| several have died quite recently. AT first
, their eyes ale mattery. then they begin te
lose flesh, and in the last stages of the
disease stagger and foam at the mouth.
We have been Informed that FL. q.
MeCausland, Esq, has leased his land to
a mining company for large sum of
money.
Rev. Mr.. Lane, of Mines, and wife,
formerly Miss Bette Henkel of Staunton,
have been visiting Mrs. st. q. Coiner.
The Misses Turnbull, of Florida, who
have been visiting near here have return
ed home.
Rev. Frank McCue, student at the
Presbyterian Theological Seminary,
preached here last Sunday 1.-THE 21st.)
Messrs. F. L. Koiner and W. R. Talley
have gone to Old Point on an excursion.
Mr.. Jacob H. Leonard has returned
from Black Rock Springs.
Miss Julia Whitmore is visiting Miss
Rena Koiner, at this place.
Misses Minnie. Belle, Alice and Mana
Koiner, Miss Ida Wine and Messrs. James
M. Kolner and Charles M. Strough, have
been spending few weeks at Black Rock
Springs.
Mr.. Huffman, ST., of near here is on the
sick list.
Miss Jennie, youngest daughter of Jno.
G. Gochenour, ESQ.,, died at her father Is
residence at New Hope on the Oath inst,
of heart disease.
Mr.. Cyrus Pence Of Rockingham county
has been in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Jas. Phillips who has been In the
West for several years is visiting relatives
here, q
Miss Maggie Henkel, of New Market,
attended Synod at Bethlehem.
Miss Lula Conner. Of this county, spent
several weeks at Lone Fountain.
A Lawn Party will be held at New
Hope September Let.
Water Melons are plentiful, but. the
price still remains On the top shelf.
NED HAZARD.
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City N Offices.


The unprecedented sale of Boschee's German
Syrup within few years, has astonished the
world. 1t is without doubt the safest and best
remedy ever discovered for the speedy and effec-
tual cure of Coughs Colds and the severest Lung
troubles. 1t acts on an entirely different principle
from the usual prescriptions given by Physicians,
as it does not dry up Cough and leave the disease
still in the system, but on the contrary rem owes
the CAUSE of the trouble heals the parts affected
and leaves them in purely healthy condition A
bottle kept in the house for when the diseases
make their appearance, will save doctors bills and
long spell of serious illness. trial will convince
you of these facts 1t is positively sold by all drug
gists and general dealers in the land Price, rs
C tS Large bottles july 22-lt
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Received at the Lunatic Asylum,

W. W. Jones. the client whose trial in
Shenandoah County Court was the occa.
sion of his counsel, Senator Riddleberger,
being awarded ten days in Jail for con-
tempt of court by Judge Newman, was re-
ceived at the Western Lunatlc Asylum
last week. 1t was the verdict of insanity by
a jury that led to the placard which Jones
wore up and down the streets, and which
was construed by the Judge as contempt
of court by the person who got the placard
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-02

PROMPT PAYMENT OF LIFE INsUR-
ANCE.-Two days after an administrator
of the estate of the late E. l.. Curtis, was
appointed, a check for 5000 was handed
him by Mr.. Arista Hoge, the gent of The
Travellers Accident Insurance Co. Mr..
Curtis paid Is cents for "a hour policy in
that company just before he stepped on
the train that was wrecked at Greenwood.
When his death occurred, the proper
proofs were at once forwarded by the agent,
and the full amount of the policy paid.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-02
Deaths.

DR.. George Boone Moffett, President OF
the West Virginia State Board of Medical
Examiners, died at Farkersburg, w. Va,
August 21st He was born in 1920 in
Augusta county, in a m ansion now occu-
pied by Rev. r. S. Walker, and was an
uncle Of Judge John Howard McCue of
Staunton. After completing his collegiate
education at Amhert college, Mass, he
studied medicine under the late DR.. Liv-
ingston WaddelI at Waynesboro, and
then graduated in it at the medical school
of the University Of Virginia. He was for
many years resident physician at the Red
Sulphur Springs. During the civil war he
was surgeon of the regiment first COM
manded by ex-Gov. VIM. Smith. For
many years he had been one of the most
prominent practicing physicians in West
Virginia and kept up his practice to with
tives in Virginia and throughout the
Western States are very numerous.
Mr.. Robert Asher Gray. the last Clerk
of the County Court of Rockingham,
before the adoption of the present consti-
tuition, died at Harrisonburg on Friday
last of consumption, in his ed year. He
was cadet at the Virginia Military In
stitute, and also graduated at law, but
farming was the chief business of bis life.
He married Mary Peyton, of Augusta,
daughter of Howe Peyton. and she, with
five sons and daughters, survives him.
Rev. Father Thomas Stack, S. j., Pres
ident Of Boston College at Boston, Mass,
and a son of Capt. j. J. Stack of Staunton
died on Tuesday last. Capt. Stack left for
Boston Tuesday night. Father Stack was
priest of great ability and the high Office
he held at the time of his death showed
the place he held in the estimation of the
authorities of the church.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-02
Next Tuesday,

Newtown Hose Co. has postponed its
excursion by coaches to Stribling Springs.
to next Tuesday. The company thought
fully leaves behind it detail of men in
case of fire during Its absence. This COM
pany has done any amount of free duty for
the property holders Of the city and their
excursion should be patronized literally;
and not only for that reason but because
it is decidedly one Of the incest trips that
has been offered the public this season.
The coaches leave in front of the Post
Office at A. M, Tuesday, Sept. 9Th, and
return at shutdown, making the home-trip
by moonlight.
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The Oyster Season.

The Oyster season opened yesterday
with the 'R'' in September. Until the 18th
inst, all our people get will come from
Maryland waters, as the law of Virginia
forbids taking oysters in her waters till
Sept 18th. The law in Maryland permits
oyster dredging as early as September 1st.
The oysters now come from Norfolk
to which city they are shipped from Mary
land. Most of our restaurant keepers have
made arrangements for them, and last
night che rafting of the lightning oyster
openers knife was heard going at several
of them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-02
More Motive Power.

The Chesapeake & Ohio R'y. has Just
put on four new passenger locomotives
manufactured at Paterson, N. J. They
are powerful and the train one of
them pulls loses no time in climb
ing grades. So the through trains will
lose no time in the mountains. The cylin-
ders are 10 by "a inches. The boilers are
made of steel 7.16 inch thick. The di-
ameter of each boiler at the front end is
fifty-six inches. The driving-wheels are
the same size as those on the other en-
gines, but the tires are one inch thicker.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-02
An Aged Man Gone.

Nelson johnson, colored, the aged wit
ness VINO attracted so much attention at
the arson trial in the courthouse recently
by testifying that he was 1O1 going on 102
and was sat the heels of George Washing
ton" in his youth. died near Middlebrook
last week. He was certainly over 50 years
of age, and when young man helped to
build the University of Virginia. He had
been drinking whiskey all his life and a
half pint was considered by him about a
fair drink.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-02

A LARGE SALE IN THE COUNTY On
Friday, Sept. 10Th, one of the largest sales
OF personal property that has been made
ID the county, will take place at the farm
of the late Mrs. Mary A. Coiner, near
Fishersville. The property includes every.
thing used on a farm besides cattle,
hogs, grain, and growing crops. The ap-
praisment of the property is over So. coo.
The sale is made by Capt. c. Benton
Conner, Admir-, aud Judge W. A. Hudson,
Trustee.
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The Democratic Plan of Campaign n


Augusta elects no Senator this year bu
does elect Delegates. We copy that por
tlon of the plan of campaign adopted b.
The State Democratic Central Committee
which refers to the city and county or
CARNATIONS:
CITY AND COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
Wherever party organization exists in any
county, city or town, working or prepared tt
work for our party, such organization to con.
tlnue until after the adjournment of the next
State convention and until their successors
are elected. and the county or city chairman
to convene at once his committee and fill by
appointment of the acting members all va.
cancies.
When no organization prepared TO labor fol
our party exists, the members of the Central
Committee from the congressional district
wherein the county lies, shall appoint
chairman, who shall at once organ
lze committee by an election in the
county at public meeting to be held at
the earliest convenient moment, the commit
tee to consist of two or more members from
each magisterial district.
County committees not already supplied
with such officers shall Immediately upon their
formation proceed to the election Of a secre-
tary and treasurer.
County and city committees shall forthwith
appoint precinct committees, consisting of
five Or more active working Democrats from
each voting precinct. Such precinct COM
mittees shall prepare lists of all the voters in
their respective voting precincts, ascertaining
and recording the political proclivities of each
voter, which list shall be furnished, when
completed to the county or city secretary,
and by him recorded in book, whereupon
the originals shall be returned to the precinct
committee.
The precinct committee shall visit every
voter prior to an election; shall see to the
question of registration and transfers; shall
furnish the voter all necessary information to
that end, and shall be charged with the duty
of procuring his vote to be properly cast
When, in the judgment of the precinct COM
mittee, their number should be increased,
they may enlarge it by their own appoint
ment. They shall elect chairman, secretary
and treasurer.
The county or city committee shall con-
vene on the call of the chairman, or upon the
written request of majority of Its members
for the transaction of the business of the
party.
resolution was adopted requesting the
Democratic papers throughout the State to
publish this plan for the information of the
party workers
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Ups and Downs Of the Thermometer.

The thermometer in Staunton for the
past week has been as busy as anybody in
the town, keeping pace with the tempera-
ture. On Sunday at 6 A. M. it stood at
$40; at noon, with bright sun out. it stood
at 800, and Monday at A. M. it had set
tied down to 4So Variations, not 80 pro-
nounced as these however, have been the
STYLE for some days past. Last year during
the last week in August cool snap sent
the mercury down to $40.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-02
A Conference of Virginia prohibitionist

a CUHI6T6HCe OF VITpIHIa fTOhlDltlOnlStS,
J. Lloyd Thomas, of Maryland, has I'M
der his care,l the interest OF Prohibition
that State together with Virginia and the
two Caroinas. Under call from him a
mass convention or conference of Prohi-
bitionists in Virginia will be held in
Staunton somewhere about Sept. 18th, to
decide upon the uture policy of that party
in Virginla-whether it is expedient to
definitely form third party or to fight as
they have been doing all along.
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BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, August 25.-Beei
Cattle.-Prices of B eef Cattle ranged as follows:

BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, August Beef
Cattle.-Prces of B eef Cattle ranged as follows:
Best a 81 90
Generally rated first quality $50 4.l24
Medium or good fair quality........ $50 q 2S7L
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
OoWS.......'. ....................... 60 237l1
Extreme range of prices 200 d 400
Most of the sales were from......... $50 1917
Total receipts this week 1887. Total sales 1850
OF the receipts 1920 came from Virginia.
The offerings of Cattle, though less numerous
than last week, were more than enough for the de
mand but they were off in quail ty as compared
with last Thursday, a comparative scarcity of
good tops being observable, The bulk of the offer
ings being bel ow the middle grades For the bet
ter grades prices were shade higher, while others
were as much lower. Numbers were left over
unsold.
Sheep and Lambs-There is full supply OF
Sheep and Lambs on the market this week. though
the number is some 400 less than last week, The
most OF the receipts are OF a common ORDER good
Sheep and Lambs being scarce, less plentiful even
than last week. There is fairly good demand for
good Sheep and Lambs but trade for the others s
slow. We quote butchers Sheep at 3Ma4c and
Lambs at 319a512c per lib gross Stock Sheep 81 5Oa
$500 per head. Receipts this week OF Sheep and
Lambs 6345 head,
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Scholarship Awarded.

On Saturday the Staunton Association
of Alumni of Washington & Lee Uniyer-
sity met and elected Judge John Howard
McCue, President, and Capt. L. Z. Morton,
Secretary. for the ensuing year. The AS
ISOLATION g scholarship in this University
was awarded to C. Fl. Gilkeson of this
county. Addresses were made by Judge
McCue, VIM. Patrick and H. st. G. Tuck
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LARGE Cattle.

On Tuesday, three car loads of cattle
from West Virginia passed through Staun-
ton, on the G. Il O., on their way for ship
ment to Europe. They were bought by
Mr.. Jos. Pelter of Augusta, and shipped
at Ronceverte-the sixty head averaged
1000 pounds each.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-02

Miss NINA CoLToN's excellent school
for little children will be conducted the
coming session in the school room on the
large lot 1.-THE old Mcmahon property cor
ner of Coalter and Main streets. The
session begins Monday next.
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CORa ma al
STAuNToN, sep. /. l8s

STAUNToN. sep. l, 1887
Flour-Extra, s3.65@$ ;Superfine $3.20@$
Family s3.S5a$; Wheat, 75a-; Corn, so; Oats
26a2S; Rye, 48a50; Bacon, i0a12: Tea Black6O175
Tea Green, 50@sl.00; Flax Seed 75@-; Plaster
Ground, 800 per ton; Lard 1850; Butter 15@18
Eggs, 1214@ Corn mea.. 50@55 Salt. s1.5O; Bacon
10al2: Sugar 6@9c: Molasses 40 @75c; Potatoes, 81
O.. Timothy seed, $2l5a$2. 25; Wool (washed) 30@
s2c ol(unwashedl2 7@2Sc ;Cloverseed$3 00@3. so
Baled H y s700@S9O0 Timothy, 50 0O9$l050; Clio
yer, Sc, 00@$000; Rye $1,000. Sweet Potatoes, SOC
Leather, sole 20a25; Harness leather, 30a33
Upper leather. 45a55; Seed Potatoes, $O.75a$l o
We continue last week squotations.
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School Funds.

The Superintendent of Education of
the State has made an apportionment of
the school funds. Under it Staunton gets
$S1S.70; Augusta, So 1884 10; Bath, $535. so;
Allegheny, $s205O; Rockbridge. 81. 452 so;
Rockingham, S. 40, and Shenandoah,
S21117O
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y AND FOR SALE or RENT.

have number of excellent farms in this
vicinity which l wish to rent for one or more
years. All of it is good land, good any in the
State. Some of it is the best James River low
grounds. will rent for either crop or money
rent
All of the farms have good buildings. orchards,
fences grass, SC, and range in size from 100 to 500
acres
1 also own several farms which wish 10 sell, and
will sell to responsible parties on long time-say
ten years. if desired. Will sell in tracts OF from is
acres to 1000 acres.
For further information, apply at cree tn
F.. C. MOON
Attorn eva Il aw,
augl9-4t Scottish dc, u
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4 COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of decree Of the Circuit Court of
Augusta County, at its May Term, 1887 in the
chancery cause of Johns Admir- VS. Johns Admir-
u ais the undersigned Commissioners will offer for
sale. at public auction, in front of the Courthouse
in the City OF Staunton on